1. Welcome to
First Grade!

2. School Day 8:00 a.m. Must be in class
8:15 a.m. Mass (Mondays and Fridays)
10:00 a.m. First recess (will need volunteers)
11:25 a.m. Lunch/Recess (will need volunteers for recess 11:40-12:05)
Please do not send microwaveable food this first semester.
2:40 p.m. Recess/Snack
3:30 p.m. Regular school day ends (pick up at Mary statue by 3:40 or you can pick them up from latchkey)
K-2 Mass- Friday, All School Mass- Monday

3. Points to Ponder
Website- Please check website weekly for new news and important dates and events
Rosary at school
P.E. shoes stay at school all year- protects gym floor
Service hours- pg. 8- 1hr in 1st grade-examples above and beyond expected duties at home: helping rake leave, shovel snow, donuts at Mass, usher….
Poptops- we collect poptops for Ronald McDonald House- when bag is full-send in

4. Do Not take anything out of the H.W. folder
Homework Folders
Homework folders will go home everyday and are to be returned the following school day.
Do Not take anything out of the H.W. folder
Monthly Newsletter (on website)
Spelling list- will be on Spelling city by Tuesday and in the Agenda
Highlights of what we are learning
Upcoming events
Weekly Homework
Read and be read to!
Rainbow math practice (will begin 2nd Quarter)
Spelling word practice (Friday test!)
PLEASE SIGN!!! Your child will be graded on homework completion
Homework should take no longer than 30 minutes; if it takes longer than this please let me know and we can adjust.

5. Agenda Notebooks There are lots of “First’s” in first grade!
We will use our agenda books as a resource guide and
as an organizational tool.
Weekly spelling words
A.R. Tracking
Daily reflections
Home and School link (Behavior notes, practice tips etc.)
Will go home daily – please sign and return daily-signing is confirmation you checked the agenda and homework

6. Reading Accelerated Reader Journeys Common Core
Study spelling list on spelling city
Assessed through S.T.A.R and placed according to reading level
Reading comp., spelling, phonics, vocab. test every story (weekly)
Check out my books, library books, or books from home
TIER Reading Groups:
Read book three times before testing!
Students will be grouped
according to skill level and
dispersed among our resource
If test is not passed, student will retake until he/she has success
team for 30 minutes Monday -
Thursday

7. Faith In Action Religion
EnVision Math
Faith In Action Religion
A whole learning approach
“Faith & Family” is the focal point in First Grade
This program develops math concepts through interactive and “visual learning.”
Students will strengthen their personal relationship with the Trinity
Daily Cooperative Group work
Make connections between prayer and our spiritual health
Frequent Assessment
Promotes explanatory thinking
Our faith is practiced in all that we do!
Reaches multiple learning modalities
Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic

8. Grading
ES (Exceeds Standard)- Student able to demonstrate knowledge ABOVE GRADE LEVEL and can apply it using higher level thinking skills.
MS (Meets Standard)- Student demonstrates thorough understanding of the standards ability to consistently apply it.
AS (Approaching Standard)- Student is making steady progress towards master of standard.
AW (Academic Warning)- Student has not reached a level of understanding of the standard

9. Be Respectful – Be Safe – Be Neat
Expectations/Rules
Be Respectful – Be Safe – Be Neat
Follow Christ WWJD
Classroom behavior system cards –green (3 appropriate conduct), yellow (2 warning), red (1 inappropriate conduct), blue star-star conduct
Classroom Marbles-compliments, whole class behavior
Three before me- self reflection, ask a friend, try to solve using kind words and appropriate measures
Think Spot- quiet/safe space, reflection,
Jobs/Responsibility-change every 2 weeks

10. We Love Learning in First Grade!!! Get ready for an amazing year!